Molecular Approaches to Malaria

An overview of the rapid and significant developments that have occurred in malaria research. • Provides an introduction to Plasmodium molecular biology and its genetics and evolution. • Examines the intricate host-parasite relationship through comprehensive coverage of invasion and gamete formation, growth and metabolism, immune invasion, protection mechanisms, and the malaria vector. • Serves as an important resource for molecular biologists, biochemists, cell biologists, chemists, pathologists, parasitologists, entomologists, and immunologists, and a single reference source to update teachers, investigators, and public health officials on the status of malaria research.